Pelican of the Desert Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[E5]Seve[Em]r the[G5] nerv[Em]e,[E5][C#m]
[Em]the skin, [E]the[C#m] scale
[Bb]Gather [Em]your bones [C#m]from b[Em]eyond the p[E]ale
[C#m]Come out of[Bb] the [Em]wild and into the wo[E]rld[C#m]
Burn [E5]all the [Em]books[G], put out [G5]your e[C#m]yes
[C#5]Lower [E5]your sword, [C#m]the en[G5]d is nig[C#m]h
Sink [E5]through the [C#5]pine w[G5]ood a[Em]nd into
[E5]the [C#m]dirt[Bb][E5][Em][E][C#m]
[Bb5]Out of[Em] your body and into
the [C#m]sky[D5][Gm][G]
[Bb]Give [Em]in[G]

[Verse 2]
[Em][E5]
[Bb]Voices [E5]will [Em]carry [G]us[Gm][G]
[G5]Turn [Em]around[G5][E5]
[Bb]Find your [E5]way back [Em]to the [Gm]start
Love is the [G5]way[G][G5]
[Gm]Love is th[G5]e only[E5] way[D#]
[Gm]Love is the only[G5] way o[Bb]ut
[Gm][G][E5][G][C#m]
[G5]Love is the way[Em][E5][G5]
[Gm]Love is th[Em]e only[C] way[D#5][D#]
[Gm]Love is the only[Em] way o[Bb]ut[G5][Gm]
[Bb][Em][D#5][C#m]

[Verse 3]
[F#5]
[G]Don't fre[G5]eze up [E5]in the head
[C#5]light [G5]s[G][C#m][E]
[C#5]Wel co[Gm]me it[G5] in[G]
[C#5]Walk through t[Em]he storm to the eye
The birth [G]will [Em]be calm
The birth [Gm]will [C#m]be quiet[Gm][F#5][Gm]
[G]But the [G5]dark [C#5]had such
long [G]arms[G5][Em]
[C#m]Pulling [G5]me down
[Bb]Slid[E5]ing b[Em]ack into m[E]y head[Em]
Where all [G]of it is [Em]thought without
[G]aware[C#m]ness
[G]Where there is no [Em]foresight
only pen[G]it [G5]ence
I [Em]could scratch [E]at [Em]the door [G]but[C#m] I
[G5]will nev[G] er[Em] get in[G][G5]
So I [Em]rise [E]abo[C#m]ve or [E]sink b[C#m]e[E][C#m][E][C#m]
[Em]low[E][C#m]
[E][C#m][E][C#m][E][Em][G]

[Verse 4]
[G5]Eith[G]er way I am [G5]fals[G]e
[G5]At the c[G]enter is[Bb] all[E5][C#m]
I [G#5]tripped [C#m]up at [D#]the bre[C#m]akthrough
I was scared [D#]to di[C#m]e
So the [G#5]gate l[C#m]ocked, the light v[G#5]anished
[C#m]Now where am I
I was [G#5]startled [C#m]by the gr[E5]eat [C#m]height
I doubted my heart
Now the wine turn[D#]s to [C#m]water
And [C#m]I am coming a[C#m]part